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55. Elmira. - Elmira College Library 106
56. Fairport. - Fairport Public Library 107
57. Fairport. - Porinton Historical Society
108
58. Falconor. - Falconor Public Library 109
59. Fonda. ~ Department of History and Archives 109
60. Fort Johnson. ~ The Sir William Johnson Mansion .
114
61. Fort Ticonderoga. ~ Fort Ticonderoga Museum
116
62. Frankfort. - Frankfort Free Library 117
63. Fredonia. - Darwin R. Barker Library 117
64. Frewsburg. - Myers Memorial Library
120
65. Garden City. ~ Nassau County Historical and
Genealogical Society
120
66. Geneseo. - Livingston County Historical Society:
Museum . 122
67. Geneva. - Hobart College Library, Demarest Memorial Building 123
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68. Glens Falls. - Crandall Free Library 126
69. Gloversville. - Gloversville Free Library 127
70. Goshen. - Goshen Library and Historical Society 129
71. Gowanda. - Gowanda Free Library 131
72. Granville. - Pomber Library and Musoum 131
73. Great Nock. - Great Neck Library 132
74. Hamilton. - Colgate University Library 133
75. Hamilton. - Samuel Colgate Baptist Historical Collection 135
76. Hempstead. - Hempstead Library
138
77. Herkimer. - Herkimer County Historical Society 138
78. Holland Patent: - Holland Patent Free Library 140
79. Hoosick Falls. - Cheney Public Library and Historic Rooms 141
80. Hornell. - Hornell Public Library 142
81. Hudson. ~ Hendrick Hudson Chapter, D. A. R. Free Library 142
82 .. Huntington. - Huntington Historical Society
144
83. Huntington Station. - Huntington Station Branch . Library 145
84. Hyde Park. - The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library 147
85. Ilion. - Ilion Public Library 150
86. Ithaca. ~ Cornell Library Association 150
87. Ithaca. - Cornell University Library 152
88. Ithaca. ~ DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County 159 39. Jamestown. - Fluvanna Free Library 166
90. Jamestown. - James Prendergast Library Association . 167
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91. Johnstown. ~ Johnstown Historical Society 167
92. Johnstown. - Johnstown Public Library 171
93. Jordan. ~ Jordan Free Library 172
94. Jordanville. ~ Jordanville Public Library 173
95. Keene Valley. - Keene Valley Public Library 173
96. Kenmore. - Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society 174
97. Kinderhook. - Columbia County Historical Society 175
98. Kinderhook. ~ Kinderhook Memorial Library 182
99.
Kingston. - Senate House
182
100.
Kingston. - Senate House Museum
183
101. Lackawanna. ~ Lackawanna Public Library Museum 186
102.
Lancaster. ~ Lancaster Public Library
187
103.
LeRoy. - D. A. R.
188
104. LeRoy. - LeRoy Historical Society 190
105. Lima. - Genesee Wesleyan Seminary 192
106. Little Valley. - Cat taraugus County Memorial and Historical Building 193
107.
Lowville. - Lewis County Historical Society
194
108. Lyons. ~ Lyons Historical Society 194
109.
Lyons Falls. ~ Lyons Falls Free Library
195
110.
Marilla. - Marilla Free Library
195
111.
Massapequa. - Delancey Floyd-Jones Free Library
196
112. Middletown. ~ Thrall Library 196
113.
Millbrook. ~ Millbrook Free Library
197
114. Mohawk. ~ Weller Library 197 115. Montour Falls. - Memorial Library Museum 198
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116. Morrisville. - Morrisville Free Library 200
117. Mt. Morris. - Mt. Morris Public Library 201
118. Newark. - Newark Free Library 201
119. Newburgh. - Newburgh Free Library 202
120. Newburgh. - Washington's Headquarters: State Museum 202
121. New Paltz. ~ Jean Hasbrouck Memorial House 204
122. New Paltz. - New Paltz State Normal School 205
123. Newport. - Newport Free Library 206
124. New Rochelle. ~ The Thomas Paine Memorial House 206
125. Niagara Falls. - Niagara University Library 209
126. North Chili. - A. M. Chesbrough Seminary 209
127. North Collins. - North Collins Library Association 210
128. North Elba. - John Brown's Farm 211
129. Olean. - Olean Public Library 212
130. Oncida. - Madison County Historical Society 212
131. Oriskany Falls. - C. W. Clark Memorial Library 214
132. Ossining. - Ossining Historical Society 215
133. Oswego. - Oswego County Historical Society 217
134. Oxford. - Oxford Memorial Library 217
135. Palmyra. ~ King's Daughters Free Library 220
136. Palmyra. ~ King's Daughters Library, Historical Branch 220
137. Penn Yan. ~ Penn Yan Public Library 222
138. Penn Yan. - Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society 223
139. Pike. - Pike Free Library 223 140. Pittsford. - Pittsford Community Library 224
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141. Plattsburg. - Kent-Delord Corporation Delord House 224
142. Plattsburg. - Plattsburg Public Library 225
143. Port Henry. - Sherman Free Library 226
144. Port Leyden. - Port Leyden Community Library 227
145. Portville. - Portville Free Library 227
146. Port Washington. - Port Washington Public Library 228
147. Poughkeepsie. - Adriance Memorial Library 229
148. Poughkeepsie. - Vassar College Library 229
149. Pulaski. - Salmon River Valley Historical Society 233
150. Quaker Bridge. ~ Friends' Indian School 233
151. Randolph. - Albert G. Dow Free Library 234
152. Reading Center. - Raymond Free Library 234
153.
Rensselaerville. - Rensselaerville Library
235
154. Riverhead. - Suffolk County Historical Society 235
155. Rochester. - Colgate-Rochester Divinity School 239
156. Rochester. - Eastman School of Music, Sibley Library . 240
157. Rochester. - Irondequoit Chapter, D. A. R. 241
158. Rochester. ~ Rochester Historical Society 242
159. Rochester. - Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences 244
160. Rochester. - Rochester Public Library 245
161. Rochester. ~ Rochester School for the Deaf 247
162. Rochester. - Rochester Theological Seminary 247 .
163. Rochester. - St. Bernard's Seminary 249
164. Rochester. - University of Rochester, Rush Rhees Library 250
165. Rochester. - University of Rochester Women's College Library 253
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166. Rome. - Jervis Library Association 254 167. Rushford. - Rushford Library Association 255
168. Sackets Harbor. ~ Sackets Harbor Museum 256
169.
Sag Harbor. ~ The John Jermaine Memorial Library
257
170. Sag Harbor. ~ Whaling Museum and Historical Society . 258
171.
St. Johnsville. - Margaret Reaney Memorial Library
Annex
259
172.
Salamanca. ~ Salamanca Public Library
259
173.
Salem. ~ Bancroft Library
260
174.
Saranac Lake. - Saranac Lake Free Library
260
175.
Saratoga Springs. - Athenaeum Library
261
176. Saugerties. - Saugerties Public Library 262
177. Schaghticoke. - Arvilla E. Diver Memorial Library 262
178. Schenectady. ~ Schenectady County Historical Society 263
179. Schenectady. - Schenectady Genealogical Society 273
180. Schenectady. ~ Schenectady Free Public Library 274
181.
Schenectady. - Union College Library
275
182. Schoharie. - Schoharie County Historical Society 281
183. Scotia. - Scotia Public Library 287
184. Seneca Falls. - Seneca Falls Historical Society 288
185. Sherman. - Minerva Free Library 290
186. Sherrill. - Sherrill-Kenwood Public Library 291
187. Skaneateles. - Skaneateles Library Association 292
188. Spencerport. - Farmers Library Company of the Town of
Ogden 292
189. Springville. ~ Griffith Institute Library 293
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190.
Springville. - Springville Public Library
294
191.
Stockton. - Mary E. Seymour Memorial Free Library
295
192.
Syracuse. - Court of Appeals Library
296
193.
Syracuse. - Onondaga Historical Association
296
194.
Syracuse. - Syracuse Public Library, American
History Department
302
195.
Syracuse. - Syracuse University Library
304
196. Theresa. - Theresa Free Library 307
197. Ticonderoga. - New York State Historical Association, Headquarters House 307
198.
Trenton. - Barneveld Library Association
313
199.
Troy. ~ Emma Willard School
314
200. Troy. - Rensselaer County Historical Society
315
201. Troy. - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Library
315
202.
Troy. - Russell Sage Library
316
203. Troy. - Troy Conference Historical Society
317
204.
Trumansburg. - Ulysses Philomathic Library
319
205.
Utica. - Oneida Historical Society
320
206.
Vernon. - Vernon Public Library
324
207.
Warsaw. - Warsaw Historical Society
325
208.
Warsaw. - Warsaw Public Library
326
209.
Warsaw. - Wyoming-Middlebury Historical Society
326
210. Waterloo. - Waterloo Library and Historical Society . 328
211. Watertown. - Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library 329
212.
Webster. - Webster Public Library
329
213.
Westbury. - Children's Library, Robert Bacon
Memorial 330
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214. Westfield. ~ Patterson Library
331
215. West Point. - United States Military Academy Library .
333
216. West Point. - United States Military Academy: Museum .
338
217.
Westport. - Westport Library Association
339
218.
White Plains. ~ Washington's Headquarters (Elijah
Miller House) 339
219.
White Plains. - Westchester County Historical Society
340
220.
Willsboro. - Paine Memorial Free Library
221.
Wilson. ~ Wilson Free Library
345
345
222.
Wilton. ~ Grant's Cottage
346
223.
Windham. ~ Windham Public Library
346
224.
Yonkers. - Hudson River Museum at Yonkers
347
225.
Yonkers. ~ Philipse Manor Hall
349
226.
Youngstown. ~ Old Fort Niagara
351
Errata
355
Index
357
GUIDE to DEPOSITORIES OF MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS
in New York State (Exclusive of New York City)
Volume 1
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1. ALBANY. - ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY AND ART, 125 Washington Ave., Director, John Davis Hatch, Jr. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays; 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays.
History and Purpose. ~ The Albany Institute of History and Art was founded in 1791 by prominent persons of Albany and vicinity, among them representatives of the Livingston, Van Rensselaer, and DeWitt families, as "The Society, Instituted in the State of New York, for the Promotion of Agriculture, Arts, and Manufactures." Its first president was Robert Livingston, chair- man of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence and first chancellor of the State of New York. In 1804 it was renamed "The Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts, " Robert Livingston continuing as president, and for 5 years it served as the organ of the State in distributing premiums for improvements in domestic manufactures. In 1825 the Society joined with "The Albany Lyceum of Natural History, " organized in 1823 undor the prosidency of Stephen Van Rensselaer, to form "The Albany Institute, " whose offi- cers sponsored the founding of the Albany Medical College, the Dudley Observatory, the Albany Law School, and other educational institutions. "The Albany Gallery of Fine Arts, "created in 1846, was absorbed by "The Albany Historical and Art Society" in 1898. The latter body, incorporated in 1886, was a transformation of the Albany Antiquarian and Art Association, organized a few months carlier for the purpose of proserving intact much of the material that had been displayed in the Albany Academy during the bicenten- nial celebration (July 1886). Finally in 1900, the "Albany Insti- tute" and the "Albany Historical and Art Society" were consolidated into "The Albany Institute and Historical and Art Society." The name was shortened to its present form when the organization was roincorporated in 1926. The object of the Institute is "to foster love of history and art and to promote cultural activities by furnishing a meeting ground and by collecting objects of history and art for exhibition and for access for study and educational purposes." The manuscript collections, relating largely to the history of old Albany and surrounding areas, are unusually rich in colonial and Revolutionary materials. Gifts are accepted, and purchases, sales, and exchanges may be made. The collections are housed in a two-story, fireproof, prossed brick building, with stone foundation and basemont, erected in 1907. The manuscripts are kept in a fireproof vault in the basement which has inadequate facilities for filing and storage.
Holdings
A. Early Dutch Manuscripts, 1653-93, 20 items (file nos. 1, 22), including letters and legal papers of Adriaen Gerritsen PAPENDORP and his family, some of which have been translated by Dr. A. J. VAN LAER ( see The Quarterly Journal of the New York State Historical Association, Oct. 1922, Vol. III, No. 4, pp. 221-233).
B. VAN RENSSELAER Indian Deeds and Old Documents, 1631- 1708, 27 items (file "os. 2, 3), including: rec-
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ords of Indian land grants in and near Rensselaers- wyck, Bethlehem, Dominie's Hook, Van Curler's Bouwery, Green Island, and Newton Hook; Phil VERPLANK'S map of land on Hudson's River, 1716; Nuton (Newton) Hook Patent, 1667; and several Dutch documents, among which are extracts from the minutes of the Directors of the West India Company concerning the colony on the Delaware River, now the State of Delaware and New Jersey, Nov. 24, 1633, and a record that two islands in the Hudson River had been bought for the Patroon, 1650.
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C. Gertrude V. MORAN Collection, 1734-1802, 107 items (file nos. 4, 5), comprising letters relating to the sale of lands in Albany and vicinity, reports of sales of land for quitrents, court and sheriff's orders, business correspondence, accounts, bonds, invoices, bills of lading, and other data. In- cluded are two maps, surveyed at the request of Henry TEN EYCK, High Sheriff of Albany County: Map of Warrensburg by Isaac VROOMAN, Surveyor, July 16, 1772, and Map of two tracts along the Mohawk River granted to Lewis MORRIS, surveyed by Christopher YATES, July 20, 1772. Names prominent in this collection include Henry TEN EYCK, Sybrant VAN SCHAICK, Peter WINNE, Daniel HORSMANDEN, Morgan LEWIS, Goldsbrow BANYAR, John T. KEMPE, Richard MORRIS, William BAYARD, Abraham DOUW, Peter W. YATES, and others.
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D. "Old Letters and Documents, " 1754-1844, 35 items (file nos. 6-8), including: a letter from the Sons of Liberty in New York to the Sons of Liberty in Albany, Jan. 21, 1766; report of George CROGHAN to Sir William JOHNSON, Jan. 18, 1767, on the Indians of the Mississippi Valley; resolution, signed by 225 citizens of Coxsackie, May 17, 1775, "to adopt and endeavor to carry into Execution whatever Measures may be rendered by the Continen- tal Congress;" copy of an address presented to General WASHINGTON by the Magistrates and military officers of the town of Schenectady, June 30, 1782, congratulating him. "on the signal Success of the American Arms;" returns of militia regiments in Albany County (1778), accounts of military stores, lists of regiments, military orders and returns, and other papers pertaining to the Revolutionary War; correspondence of Henry GLEN, Stephen LUSH, Matthew VISSCHER and others, touching on military affairs; record of subscribors to shares in the Albany Hydrant Company, 1844; and manuscript notes on the French Revolution.
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E. GENET Collection, 1778-1827, 12 items (file no. 9), including: letters from Edmund Charles GENET to DeWitt CLINTON, referring to his runaway mulatto girl slave, expressing confidence in CLINTON'S victory over his adversaries, and suggesting a plan for the defense of New York from naval at- tacks, 1805-6; letters to GENET from Marshal NEY, Joseph BONAPARTE, and DeWitt CLINTON; copy of letter from King LOUIS of France to Empress CATHERINE of Russia; two letters of Baron de BEAUMARCHAIS; a volume of letters entitled "A Mes Neveux et Nieces Genet CLINTON, et Genet OSGOOD. Famille GENET, " containing family histo- F. ry, explanatory notes, and gonealogical charts. John M. CLARKE (Ransom COOK) papers, 1842-71, 17 items (file no. 10), consisting largely of lot- ters, certificates of appointment, and orders to Ransom COOK from John BIGELOW, William C. BOUCK, Silas WRIGHT, Preston KING and others, relating to Now York State prisons.
G. General PARKER Collection, 1803-53, 67 itoms (filo nos. 12-15), consisting largely of personal and businoss correspondence of various members of tho TOWNSEND, VAN RENSSELAER, and VAN VECHTEN fami- lies, chiofly with Harmanus BLEECKER. Letters of K. K. VAN RENSSELAER and Abraham VAN VECHTEN touch on state and national politics, Anglo-Amer- ican relations, and the War of 1812. Included also are miscellaneous letters concerning legal and real estate matters, manuscripts and addres- ses, the Albany Institute, and personal affairs. Correspondents include Dr. T. Romeyn BECK, D. D. BARNARD, Amos DEAN, J. V. L. PRUYN, Harmanus BLEECKER, Elkanah WATSON, Jacob H. TEN EYCK, John R. LIVINGSTON and others. Included is a letter of Pierre VAN CORTLANDT to Dr. T. Romeyn BECK, July 17, 1839, concerning the treason of Benedict ARNOLD and the capture of Major ANDRE (together with VAN CORTLANDT'S account of ANDRE'S capture), and a letter from the "Central Executive Commit- tee in the State of New York" to the Rev. Michael SLATTERY, Archbishop of Cashel, Apr. 27, 1847, concerning the shipment of food for the relief of the suffering in Ireland.
H. Miscellaneous Old Documents, 1667 (1750-1830) 1888, 118 items (file nos. 16-23), including exempli- fications of early patents, deeds, loases, bonds, receipts, wills, bounty grants in the Military Tract, petitions, indentures, correspondence, records of court proceedings, certificates of membership in various organizations, maps, sur- voys, and other data. Namos prominent in the
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collection include George CLINTON, Killian and Stephen VAN RENSSELAER, Philip SCHUYLER, Richard NICOLLS, Stephen and William BAYARD, Richard and Stephen LUSH, Abraham and Jacob G. LANSING, Simeon DEWITT, Jacob TEN EYCK, Leonard GANSEVOORT, and many others.
I. J. Townsend LANSING papers, 1658-1847, 546 items (file nos. 24-33), relating largely to the real estate operations of the LUSH and FONDA families. Include deeds, leases, mortgages, letters patent, partitions of estates, wills, receipts, bonds, inventories, judgments, correspondence, and other data. Persons involved include Henry TEN EYCK, Jr., Stephen VAN RENSSELAER, Teunis T. VISSCHER, Abraham SCHUYLER, Gerrit LANSING, Jeremiah VAN RENSSELAER, Simeon DEWITT, Christopher C. YATES, Jacob H. TEN EYCK, Teunis VAN VECHTEN, John Jacob LANSING, and many others.
J. John VAN ALEN papers, 1774-1824, 105 items (file no. 39), consisting largely of letters to VAN ALEN from Thomas WITBECK, Peter VAN SCHAICK, Nicholas KITTLE, Abraham LANSING, Simeon DEWITT, and Nathan SCHUYLER. Correspondence bears on finan- cial and real estate matters, land surveys, elec- tion returns, national politics during the period VAN ALEN represented Albany County in Congress, 1793-99, and personal matters. Other papers in- clude inventories, maps, receipts, and VAN ALEN'S sworn statement as to dealings of slave traders.
K. Anna M. TALCOTT (Revolutionary) papers, 1775-97, 58 items (file no. 34), comprising appointments, orders, resolves, and correspondence directed chiefly to John N. BLEECKER and Henry BOGART. The Provincial Congress and Morgan LEWIS figure prominently in these papers. Other names include John and Matthew VISSCHER, John TEN BROECK, Henry GLEN, Peter GANSEVOORT, and Elisha BABCOCK.
L. Thomas VAN LOAN papers, 1675-1869, 93 items (file no. 38), including deeds, bills of sale, leases and releases, bonds, accounts, legal papers, census data taken from sheriffs' returns, correspondence, and other papers involving Philip SCHUYLER, Stephen VAN RENSSELAER, Rutger B. BLEECKER, Richard VARICK, Henry BOGART, Morgan LEWIS, Smith THOMPSON, Christopher DUNN, and others. Included are genealogical data on the Abraham TEN EYCK family and an inventory taken April 12, 1711 by the children of Philip and Margaret SCHUYLER of the horses, cows, sheep, pigs, and negroes on the Flatts and of the houses and lots owned by the SCHUYLERS in Albany.
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M. PENNINGTON papers, 1728 (1787-1830), 1866, 100 items (file nos. 41-43), relating largely to Ulster County in the post-Revolutionary period. Consist chiefly of local regimental, brigade, division, and militia orders, inspection returns, records of court martial, muster rolls, and military ap- pointments; also early conveyances, legal papers, indentures of apprenticeship, records of sale and manumission of slaves, data on Whig politics in the 1830's, and other materials. Names prominent in the collection include"jerck DEWITT, Jacobus, Cornelius E., Elias J., and Joseph DEPUY, Gysbert VANDENBERGH, Jacobus S. BRUYN, Daniel D. TOMPKINS, and many others.
N. Harmon Pumpelly READ papers, 1766-1872, 330 items, consisting largely of deeds, mortgages, articles of agreement, inventories, leases and releases, notes, bonds, receipts, court papers, correspond- ence, and other data bearing on Harmon PUMPELLY'S extensive financial and real estate operations in Tioga and other counties of the Stato. In- cluded are 25 carly manuscript maps, a number drawn by Gorrit CLUETT and Charlos C. BROADHEAD; also genealogical data on the BUSHNELL, READ, DRAKE, MARSHALL, and PUMPELLY families.
0. Gerrit VAN ZANDT and Gerrit Van Zandt BLEECKER papers, 1750-1838, 1,900 items, consisting largely of accounts, bills, receipts, notes, drafts, rec- ords of real estate transactions, judgments and other legal papers, correspondence, and other materials bearing on their estates.
P. Papers of the Albany Institute, the Albany Agricul- tural Society, and the Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts, 1792-1925, 1,020 items, consisting mainly of correspondence of various officials of the Institute, reports of committees, original manuscripts of papers read at meetings, letters from many prominent persons, including United States Presidents and New York State Governors, minutes of meetings, bills, receipts, and. other miscellaneous materials.
Q. Miscellaneous materials (bound), 1673-1921, 180 v., including?
1. Journal of the Regulating Committee of the City and County of Albany, 17/9, 1 v., containing minutos of the Committee from June 10 to Aug. 31, 1779, invontorios of goods delivered to the Com- mittee, accounts and receipts, correspondence from other committees, roports, and testimony of individuals who had been charged exorbitant pricos for commodities.
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2. "A Census of the Inhabitants in the County of Albany, Taken by John Given, Assistant to the Marshal of the District of New York (Including the now Counties of Albany and Schenectady), " sub- scribed April 9, 1801, including a record of slave ownershipe
3. CRANCH~GREENLEAF papers, 1797-1917, 4 v., com- prising miscellaneous correspondence and other papers of the families of Richard CRANCH, John GREENLEAF, and Richard Cranch GREENLEAF. Included are letters of John Quincy ADAMS and other prom- inent New Englanders and Christopher Y. CRANCH'S drawings and cartoons illustrating children's poems and quotations from the writings of EMERSON, CARLYLE, and others.
4. Records of proceedings of the Indian Commissioners, 1746, 1775, 1784-90, 3 v.
5. Early library record books, 1820-42, 4 v.
6. Albany City Treasurer's receipt book, 1762.
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7. Roll and record books of early Albany fire companies, 6 v.
8. Sermon notes of Revs. Philip and Matthew HENRY, 1673, 1703.
9. Diary of Mary TEN BROECK, 1716.
10. Minutes of the Wharf Association of Albany, 1794- 1873, 2 v.
11. Log books of whaling vessels sailing out of Now Bedford, Mass., to the North Pacific Ocean, 1851-58, 5 v.
12. Early Record Books of the Albany Institute, in- cluding minutes, treasurers' accounts, and library records.
13. Premium specimens of woolen cloth manufactured in New York State, 1809-14, 5 v.
14. Specimens of penmanship in the Albany Acadomy, 1820-42, 33 v.
15. Account books of Robert MONTGOMERY, 1773-79, Henry BEERS, 1703, R. HATRY , 1790-95, Jacob TEN EYCK, 1793, Jacobus DEPUY, 1821-25, Isaac DEWITT, 1822-31, Dr. W. B. DAVIS, 1849-51, E. D. WORCESTER, 1857-72, 9 v., and other business men of old Albany and vicinity.
R. Miscellaneous materials (uncatalogued and unassembled), 1653-1925, 800 items, including deeds, appoint- ments, military papers, records of litigation, manuscript speeches and essays, maps, and corre- spondence. Outstanding items include: personal letters of the family of John Quincy ADAMS, 1766- 1862, 12 items; election poll (1776) and election certificate (1767) for officers of the town of Schenectady; document signed by Matthew VISSCHER of the Albany Committee, May 17, 1777, citing
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several persons, including Henry TEN EYCK and Peter W. YATES, as suspicious characters, and tendering them the "Oath of Neutrality" on their refusal to take the oath of allegiance proposed by the Provincial Convention (Document bears certification of Matthew VISSCHER, Apr. 24, 1780, to the effect that these proceedings are true extracts from the Minutes of the late Committee of the City and County of Albany); letters (4) relating to the reception of LAFAYETTE in Albany, Sept. 17, 1824; let- ters, vouchers, records of contributions and shipments, and other data relating to the Irish Relief Bazaar held in Albany, 1847; early deeds, leases, and other real es- tate papers of Killian VAN RENSSELAER; sermons of Rev. Eilardus WESTERLO; and other data.
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